Mercy will cut about 30 office jobs

Positions eliminated in revenue management division, print shop

10:46 PM,
Apr. 30, 2013

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News-Leader Staff

Mercy has eliminated about 30 positions in Springfield and about 70 across the company.

The company said the positions were eliminated in the revenue management division as part of a consolidation of its hospital and physicianclinic business office functions.

"By bringing these teams together, the division will be able to achieve some of the patient satisfaction goals that Mercy has long been working toward, from creating a combined statement covering both hospital and clinic bills, to establishing a single phone number for scheduling appointments," Mercy said in a statement. ...